Category: Reviews
Murder Intentions – Conception Of A Virulent Breed Review
Murder Intentions is the type of band that reviewers kind of hate to run across. On one hand, this Belgian quintet is pretty good, certainly competent and talented enough at what they do, and aside …
Iron Savior – The Landing Review
Though the genesis of the band can be traced back to the school days of longtime friends Piet Sielck and Kai Hansen, Germany’s Iron Savior was truly born in the mid-1990s, when mainstay Sielck recruited …
OSI – Fire Make Thunder Review
OSI was born when Jim Matheos (Fates Warning, Arch/Matheos) sent Kevin Moore (ex-Dream Theater) some rough tracks he’d laid down as part of some idea-making for a prog-metal side project between Fates Warning albums. Matheos …
Temple – Structures in Chaos Review
Structures in Chaos is the debut album from Dutch death metal trio Temple. The members of Temple have each served in a host of Dutch death metal bands, including Sinister, Severe Torture and Prostitute Disfigurement. …
Zebulon Pike – Space is the Corpse of Time Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell For those residing in the bitter climes of Minnesota, instrumental doom dealers Zebulon Pike are minor legends, a charming oddity that opens nearly every show worth seeing while simultaneously cultivating …
Funeral Whore – Step Into Damnation Review
originally written by Chris McDonald Some death metal bands are brutal. Funeral Whore are brutes. Step into Damnation is so one-dimensional and formulaic in its barbarity that it becomes slightly humorous and strangely ominous at …
Desaster – The Arts of Destruction Review
Originally written by Jordan Campbell Last week, while hovering over an overpriced stout and an over-rocked single malt, a conversation between friends turned to the subject of film; more specifically, high-grade action flicks. Inevitably, we …
Oz – Burning Leather Review
After humbler hard rock beginnings, Finland’s Oz metalled up and dropped an overlooked gem in 1983’s Fire In The Brain, a Scandinavian stab at NWOBHM guitar-driven OTT glory that tipped the hat to the likes of …